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Source and binary executables are signed by the release manager using their OpenPGP key. The release managers and binary builders since Python 2.3 have been:

• Anthony Baxter (key id: 6A45C816)
• Georg Brandl (key id: 36580288)
• Ned Deily (key ids: AA65421D, 6F5E1540, and Apple Developer ID DJ3H93M7VJ)
• Steve Dower (key id: 487034E5)
• Larry Hastings (key id: F73C700D)
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• Ronald Oussoren (key id: E6DF025C)
• Benjamin Peterson (key id: 18ADD4FF and A4135B38)
• Barry Warsaw (key ids: A74B06BF, EA5BBD71, and ED9D77D5)

Note: Barry's key id A74B06BF is used to sign the Python 2.6.8 and 2.6.9 releases. His key id EA5BBD71 was used to sign all other Python 2.6 and 3.0 releases. His key id ED9D77D5 is a v3 key and was used to sign older releases; because it is an old MD5 key and rejected by more recent implementations, ED9D77D5 is no longer included in the public key file.

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or by grabbing the individual keys directly from the keyserver network by running this command:

On the version-specific download pages, you should see a link to both the downloadable file and a detached signature file. To verify the authenticity of the download, grab both files and then run this command:

Note that you must use the name of the signature file, and you should use the one that's appropriate to the download you're verifying.

• (These instructions are geared to GnuPG and Unix command-line users. Contributions of instructions for other platforms and OpenPGP applications are welcome.)

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• Looking for 3rd party Python modules? The Package Index has many of them.
• You can view the standard documentation online, or you can download it in HTML, PostScript, PDF and other formats. See the main Documentation page.
• Information on tools for unpacking archive files provided on python.org is available.
• Tip: even if you download a ready-made binary for your platform, it makes sense to also download the source. This lets you browse the standard library (the subdirectory Lib) and the standard collections of demos (Demo) and tools (Tools) that come with it. There's a lot you can learn from the source!
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